Brick Brewing Reports Second Quarter EBITDA of $1.7M

KITCHENER, ON--(Marketwired - September 10, 2015) - Brick Brewing Co. Limited (BRB.TO)

Highlights:

• Net Revenue for the second quarter was $11.0 million compared to $10.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

• Gross profit margin for the quarter was 28.1% (29.8% excluding 1x costs), compared to 31.4% in the prior year.

• Selling, Marketing and Administration ("SM&A") of $2.0 million, down from the prior year at $2.3 million.

• EBITDA* for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 increased to $1.7 million compared to EBITDA* in the second quarter of fiscal 2015 of $1.6 million.

Brick Brewing Co. Limited ("Brick" or the "Company") (BRB.TO), Ontario's largest Canadian-owned brewery, today released financial results for the second quarter ended July 26, 2015.

Net Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 grew to $11.0 million, up from $10.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Excluding the impact of one-time costs related to the Kitchener expansion, gross margins for the quarter were 29.8% versus 31.4% in Q2 of the prior year. Continued improvements to product mix coupled with improved pricing mitigated the margin impact of Laker volume declines. EBITDA for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 improved to $1.7 million, and $1.8 million excluding one time costs, compared to $1.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

"Our second quarter and year to date results represent another strong performance for Brick Brewing. Industry conditions have been challenging and summer weather through the end of July was disappointing. Pricing pressure from mainstream brands impacted the value category, including our Laker brand. In the face of those headwinds, our results are all the more impressive," noted George Croft, President and CEO. "Our craft premium Waterloo brand delivered volume growth of 37%. Consumers are showing their support for Waterloo, both in our core offerings of Dark, IPA, Pilsner and Amber, as well as our Grapefruit and Lemonade Radlers. Seagram cider posted strong growth as well, with volume more than double prior year. The cool start to the summer negatively impacted the cooler category, including both Seagram malt and vodka based products. Our ability to grow the top line and EBITDA in these difficult conditions is a testament to the strength of our operating model."

During the second quarter, Brick completed the expansion project in Kitchener, incurring $180 thousand in one time expenses. "Overall, the project has gone very much as we expected. We were able to overcome the bulk of the delays and costs associated with mid-winter construction, and the commissioning of the new brewhouse is now complete. We had expected this to take until October, so early completion will allow us to begin to realize the projected cost savings immediately," said Russell Tabata, Chief Operating Officer.

Croft added, "At the half way mark, we're very pleased with where we are. With the new brewhouse complete and set to deliver savings, the strength of our product offering, and the pending expansion into Ontario grocery, we're excited about the second half."

The following financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited annual financial statements of the Company prepared under IFRS for the year ended January 31, 2015.

Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization, and Share Based Payments (EBITDA)*

			Quarter ended						Fiscal year-to-date ended
(in thousands of dollars)			July 26, 2015				July 27, 2014		July 26, 2015			July 27, 2014
Net income			$	580		$	445		$	610		$	239
Add (deduct):
	Income tax expense (recovery)			218			163			236			86
	Depreciation and amortization			699			772			1,382			1,537
	Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment			-			-			-			7
	Share-based payments			34			14			64			63
	Finance costs			123			183			235			304
Subtotal				1,074			1,132			1,917			1,997
EBITDA*				1,654			1,577			2,527			2,236

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the quarters ended July 26, 2015 and July 27, 2014
(Not audited or reviewed by the Company's external auditor)
		Quarter ended						Fiscal year-to-date ended
		July 26, 2015			July 27, 2014			July 26, 2015			July 27, 2014
Revenue		$	11,037,366		$	10,417,240		$	18,744,299		$	17,954,647
Cost of sales			7,932,292			7,142,789			13,547,469			13,040,392
Gross profit			3,105,074			3,274,451			5,196,830			4,914,255
Selling, marketing and administration expenses			2,046,195			2,307,515			3,820,640			4,005,976
Other expenses			137,496			174,965			294,617			271,754
Finance costs			123,630			183,318			235,232			303,761
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment			-			-			-			7,345
Income before tax			797,753			608,653			846,341			325,419
Income tax expense			217,947			163,200			235,757			86,755
Net income and comprehensive
income for the period		$	579,806		$	445,453		$	610,584		$	238,664
Basic earnings per share		$	0.02		$	0.01		$	0.02		$	0.01
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.02		$	0.01		$	0.02		$	0.01

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at July 26, 2015 and January 31, 2015
(Not audited or reviewed by the Company's external auditor)
				July 26, 2015				January 31, 2015
ASSETS
	Non-current assets
		Property, plant and equipment		$	18,931,869			$	15,582,051
		Intangible assets			15,366,137				15,114,247
		Deferred income tax assets			1,685,404				1,921,161
		Construction deposit			2,303,522				1,478,220
					38,286,932				34,095,679
	Current assets
		Cash			-				594,976
		Accounts receivable			8,700,592				6,492,461
		Inventories			4,298,362				3,400,821
		Prepaid expenses			625,120				350,154
					13,624,074				10,838,412
TOTAL ASSETS					51,911,006			$	44,934,091
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Equity
		Share capital			39,333,962				39,413,636
		Share-based payments reserves			1,122,076				1,075,554
		Deficit			(5,496,891	)			(6,107,475	)
	TOTAL EQUITY				34,959,147				34,381,715
	Non-current liabilities
		Provisions			316,313				307,235
		Obligation under finance lease			4,265,016				1,266,996
		Long-term debt			2,105,815				2,642,676
					6,687,144				4,216,907
	Current liabilities
		Bank Indebtedness			1,351,117				-
		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			7,001,392				4,665,784
		Current portion of obligation under finance lease			511,802				46,925
		Current portion of long-term debt			1,400,404				1,622,760
					10,264,715				6,335,469
TOTAL LIABILITIES					16,951,859				10,552,376
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY				$	51,911,006			$	44,934,091

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the quarters ended July 26, 2015 and July 27, 2014
(Not audited or reviewed by the Company's external auditor)
				Quarter ended								Fiscal year-to-date ended
				July 26, 2015					July 27, 2014				July 26, 2015				July 27, 2014
Operating activities
	Net income			$	579,806			$	445,453			$	610,584			$	238,664
	Adjustments for:
		Income tax expense			217,947				163,200				235,757				86,755
		Finance costs			123,630				183,318				235,232				303,761
		Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and
		equipment and intangibles			699,288				772,003				1,381,972				1,536,530
		Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment			-				-				-				7,345
		Share-based payments			34,395				13,862				63,921				63,186
		Change in non-cash working capital related to operations			(1,772,396	)			462,719				(1,090,724	)			(1,077,226	)
	Less:
		Interest paid			(17,286	)			(169,646	)			(111,133	)			(263,693	)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities					(134,616	)			1,870,909				1,325,609				895,322
Investing activities
	Purchase of property, plant and equipment				(766,784	)			(499,024	)			(1,319,445	)			(1,156,712	)
	Construction deposit paid				(205,119	)			-				(825,302	)			-
	Refund (purchase) of intangible assets				15,737				(159,831	)			(262,090	)			(305,620	)
Cash used in investing activities					(956,166	)			(658,855	)			(2,406,837	)			(1,462,332	)
Financing activities
	Increase (decrease) in bank indebtedness				1,351,117				(1,297,461	)			1,351,117				686,214
	Repayment of long-term debt				(544,691	)			(239,593	)			(767,793	)			(451,189	)
	Issuance of shares, net of fees				-				-				5,225				6,985
	Shares repurchased and cancelled, including fees				(83,817	)			-				(102,298	)			-
	Proceeds from stock option exercise				-				325,000				-				325,000
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities					722,609				(1,212,054	)			486,251				567,010
Net increase/(decrease) in cash					(368,172	)			-				(594,976	)			-
Cash, beginning of period					368,172				-				594,976				-
Cash, end of period				$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
	Acquisition of assets under finance lease			$	963,093			$	-			$	3,402,145			$	-

Additional Information

For further details the Company's complete management discussion and analysis (MD&A) and financial statements for the quarter ended July 26, 2015 will be available on the investor section of the Brick Brewing website at www.brickbeer.com. This and additional information relating to the Company, including its Annual Information Form, is or will be available on the Company's website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Brick Brewing

Brick is the largest Canadian-owned brewery in Ontario. The Company is a regional brewer of award-winning premium quality and value beers and is officially certified under British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards for Food Safety, one of the highest and most internationally recognized standards for safe food production. Founded in 1984, Brick Brewing Co. was the first craft brewery to start up in Ontario, and is credited with pioneering the present day craft brewing renaissance in Canada. Brick has complemented its Waterloo brand premium craft beers with other popular brands such as Laker, Red Baron, Red Cap and Formosa Springs Draft. In March 2011, Brick purchased the Canadian rights to the Seagram Coolers and now produces, sells, markets and distributes Seagram Coolers across Canada. Brick trades on the TSX under the symbol BRB. Visit us at www.brickbeer.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute forward -looking statements as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "seek", "plan", "believe" or "continue" or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Although the Corporation believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward -looking statements, which are not guarantees and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which may cause actual performance and financial results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only at the date of this press release and, except as required by applicable securities laws, the Corporation does not undertake to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

* EBITDA is a non-IFRS earnings measure, therefore it does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards and may not be similar to measures presented by other companies. EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain on disposal of property, plant, and equipment, and share based payments. Management uses this measurement to evaluate the operating results of the Company. This measure is also important to management since it is used by the Company's lenders to evaluate the ongoing cash generating capability of t he Company and therefore the amounts those lenders are willing to lend to the Company. Investors find EBITDA to be useful information because it provides a measure of the Company's operating performance.